Blog is a Mix Tape

Speakeasy: This Summer's Best Show

2007-07-17T07:38:36Z

It would require a separate essay to break down every beat of this episode’s climax, which I will hyperbolically state to be the greatest thing I’ve ever seen in my life. Faced with the dreadful possibility of killing it with both analysis and ove...

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My Own QOTD: What's in Your Reader?

2007-06-02T16:29:04Z

Having switched to the Scoble style of feed reading in Google Reader, I'm getting through way more of my feeds than I had been (no more Saturday "mark all as read" guilt sessions), so, now I'm wondering...what am I missing? What cha readin' kid? ...

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Speakeasy: One Hot Mess

2007-02-02T08:15:58Z

Smokin' Aces is fun while you're watching it, but frustrating once it's over -- a series of meticulous and gentle investigations into the little moments, flattened by heavy artillery and a too-large cast (I haven't even mentioned Ben Affleck, whos...

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One Line: Dreamgirls

2006-12-31T01:06:23Z

...as with The Color Purple, none of these weaknesses will stop black moviegoers from loving Dreamgirls to pieces. I was going to write a proper review of the film but despite my lack of love for Beyonce's performance, I think Steven Boone wrote ...

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